The 1952 Kings Cup was held at Southend I have copied the flying programme: just look at events 8 & 10!

The 1953 National Air Races
The National Air Racesof 1953 were held at Southend Airport on the 20th June. The Flying programme begain at 2:30pm:

Event One: Grosvenor Challenge Cup Air Race:
Chilton DW1 G-AESZ
Taylorcraft Plus D G-AHGZ
Taylorcraft Plus D G-AHGW
DH Moth Minor G-AFPN
DH Tiger Moth G-ADHE
Auster Autocar G-AMFP
Auster Autocar G-AYJJ
Hawker Tom-Tit G-AFTA
Miles Messenger 4a G-ALBE
Miles Messenger 4a G-AKZX
DH Leopard Moth LN-TVT

Event Two: Landings.

Event Three: The Norton-Griffiths Challenge Trophy Air Race:
Miles Hawk Trainer G-AIYD
Miles Messenger 2a G-AJYZ
Miles Messenger 2a G-AJFH
Miles Hawk Trainer 3 G-AKPE
Miles Whitney Straight G-AEUJ
Miles Hawk Major G-ACYO
DH Leopard Moth G-ACMA
DH Chipmunk G-AKDN
Miles Hawk Trainer 3 G-AKRV
Percival Proctor 5 G-AHWU
Percival Proctor 5 G-AHWR
Perciavl Proctor 5 G-AMTJ

Event Four:
Landings.

Event Five: The Kemsley Challenge Trophy Air Race:
Miles Falcon-six G-ADTD
Percival Proctor 3 G-AIKJ
Percival Proctor 1 G-AVHG
Percival Proctor 1 G-AHGA
Percival Proctor 1 G-AHNA
Percival Proctor 3 G-AKWV
Hawker Hart G-ABMR
Miles Nighthawk G-AGWT
Miles Gemini 1a G-AKKB
Miles Falcon-six G-AECC
Miles Hawk Speed Six G-ADGP
Percival Mew Gull 2 G-AEXF

Event Six:
Landings.

Event Seven:
Solo display of aerobatics by a Gloster Meteor T7 of the Central Flying School of the RAF Little Rissington.

Event Eight:
Four RAF English Electric Canberra B2’s of 101Sqn.

Event Nine:
Solo display of aerobatics by a North American Sabre if the Royal Canadian Air Force Fighter Wing North Luffenham.

Event Ten:
Four RCAF North American Sabres perform team aerobatics from North Luffenham.

Event Eleven:
Winching demonstration by a Royal Navy Westlands-Sikorsky Dragonfly HR3 of 705Sqn.

Event Twelve: The Kings Cup Air Race.
All British First Four highest placed in the first three races.

Event Thirteen:
Landings

Event Fourteen:
Patrouille D’Etampes Display of aerobatics by the French Aerobatic Squadron, Nord SV4C Stample’s

Event Fifteen:
Joy Flights & departure of visiting aircraft

Its funny you should mention that! Its on the cards 😉

Tom.

😀

as long as its not during the Southend Airshow, cos I have to go with the famialy to the sea front.

Have you ever thought about doing pleasure flights from other airports such as Southend.

Military or Civilian

what ever it was have you got a photo of it?

I’ll take a stab at a Hurel-Dubois HD.321

Went on Sunday too, bit wet and windy but had a great flight on the Twin Pin the take off would have put a Harrier to shame! and the 30kt head wind helped!

Hope to do the Devon next time and if its avalable the Pembroke.

Think they owned it when they went bust? they dumped it outside.